June 3-8, 2013
In and out of Puerto Escondido. Got a wifi fix, did laundry, picked up some groceries, and topped off the diesel. We anchored again, even though the starboard engine is fixed and we could have picked up a mooring ball. Since we already had an anchor waypoint saved in the chart plotter, we figured that was the easiest thing to do.
Candoleros Chico was a wonderful little cove. The guidebook says it is a one boat anchorage, but we squeezed in there with another small boat. For the first time in over a month, we find ourselves alone, and the family time was welcomed.
Puerto Ballandra was also a nice spot, located on the northern end of Isla Carmen.
Logbook – June 3, 2013 (Isla Coronados to Puerto Escondido)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1110 Depart Isla Coronados
- 1212 Approaching Loreto. No Sails. P engine.
- 1551 Arrive Puerto Escondido
Daily Notes
- Said goodbye to Fluenta for the summer
- Passage to Puerto Escondido – mostly wind on the nose
- Drive-by to Loreto to drop off paddleboard paddle to Resilience
- Laundry, laundry, laundry – 2 washers, 1 dryer
- Restaurant & wifi
Logbook – June 4, 2013 (Puerto Escondido to Candeleros Chico)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1730 Depart Puerto Escondido
- 1915 Arrive Candeleros Chico
Daily Notes
- Checked in at Fonatur Marina office & provisioned at Pedro’s store. Pedro told us how to make English muffins
- Walk to Modelorama & Tripui restaurant for lunch
- Diesel at fuel dock. Filled water jugs & hosed down Exodus
- Passage to Candeleros Chico. One other boat in the anchorage.
Logbook – June 5, 2013 (Candeleros Chico)
Daily Notes
- Boys spearfishing – 7 fish! Sushi (yellowtail) for dinner
- Boys ate popcorn & star gazed. Awesome shooting star.
Logbook – June 6, 2013 (Candeleros Chico)
Daily Notes
- Mom – snorkel – better than San Juanico. School of parrot fish. Boys spearfishing
- Sunset “hike” – didn’t go very far
- Campfire & marshmallows. Alex roasts the most heavenly marshmallows
Email to family and friends dated June 6, 2013
Subject: Still at Candeleros Chico
Hi, we are still at Candeleros Chico and we are loving it. It’s a very small cove, just us and one other boat here. The boys have been hugely successful spearfishing, and the snorkeling is amazing. Today we are going to have an early dinner (fish tacos, what else) and then go for a sunset hike. We will likely be here a couple more days and then another provisioning trip into Loreto then back up to San Juanico.
Logbook – June 7, 2013 (Candeleros Chico)
Daily Notes
- Wettest night yet. 81% humidity
- A&T spearfishing, B swimming
- Stargazing and movie night
Logbook – June 8, 2013 (Candeleros Chico to Puerto Ballandra)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1137 Depart Candeleros Chico
- 1221 Spinnaker, no engines
- 1617 Arrive Puerto Ballandra
Daily Notes
- Passage from Candeleros Chico –> Puerto Ballandra (Isla Carmen). Sailed most of the way with good wind from SE. used spinnaker for the first leg between Danzante & Carmen
- caught a 20 lb fish – we were very excited thinking it was a tuna, turned out to be a toro (very dark red meat)
- Boys swam at Puerto Ballandra. New favorite game is stand up on a boogie board holding the anchor chain
- Radio contact with Lady Carolina Southbound Net
Email to family and friends dated June 8, 2013
Subject: Leaving Candeleros Chico
We will be leaving this wonderful little cove later this morning and heading to one of the anchorages closer to Loreto. We are going to go to Loreto tomorrow to provision before heading North. There’s a farmers market that everyone raves about in Loreto on Sunday mornings, so we are going to try to hit that. After being with all the kid boats we’ve been enjoying time on our own. Two nights ago we had a campfire and roasted marshmallows on the beach and last night we made hot chocolate and stargazed on the deck of Exodus. Good times. There are two other kid boats still here and we are going to head north to catch up with them.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Gresham Family Exodus 